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Idaho Cities Continue Strong Population Growth in 2019 – Dailyfly.com Lewis-Clark Valley Community

Press release | Idaho Department of Labor

Twin Falls’s population increase from 2018 to 2019 has reached a milestone, making it the eighth city in Idaho to have more than 50,000 residents, according to recently released data from the US Census Bureau.

The cities of Idaho continue to be magnets attracting people from out-of-state and rural Idaho. The population of Idaho’s 200 incorporated cities grew 2.3% between 2018 and 2019, faster than the state’s 2.1%.

Two Idaho cities – Boise and Meridian – had over 100,000 residents in 2019, while Nampa’s population in 2019 was less than 100,000 out of 3,064.

Meridian added the most population in Idaho between 2018 and 2019, adding 7,697 residents, while Nampa added 3,064 and Caldwell added 2,003.

Between 2018 and 2019, 12 cities in Idaho grew above 5%, 34 grew between 2-5%, 123 grew by less than 2%, and 31 cities lost populations.

The largest cities that lost population between 2018 and 2019 were American Falls (4,315), St. Anthony (3,553), Orofino (3,099), Shoshone (1,502), Hansen (1,284), Kamiah ( 1,244) and Ashton (1,050).

To learn more about the Census Bureau demographics and recently released housing unit data for Idaho, visit the Labor blog at idahoatwork.com.

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